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Specialized Epic Hardtail Expert

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Go ahead try and find something that’ll put a bigger smile on your face than absolutely smashing the perfect line on a fast capable hardtail. The Epic Hardtail Expert exists to make that smile even bigger—and to make sure your face gets just as hard of a workout as your legs. Working towards the lightest bike possible has long been the race within the race but at what cost? The battle of the grams certainly hasn’t been without its casualties with hardtail XC race bikes coming to stand for a harsh twitchy ride at the expense of capability and versatility. But who said fatigue from fighting against your own bike makes you any faster? Instead recognizing that the fastest bike is more than simply the lightest bike we said out with the jarred-to-death tail the measure-your-posterior’s-sorrows-by-the-yard tail and in with the avant-garde tail. The ridiculously capable mystifyingly comfortable head-shakingly light and all-around fast Epic Hardtail. Sure we optimized every inch of the Epic Hardtail frame to achieve the lightest production hardtail frame in the world anyway but we also prioritized our commitment to creating an Epic Hardtail that’s as capable as it is comfortable with aggressive singletrack-inspired geometry increased tire clearance and a frame obsessively engineered for increased vertical compliance all while creating a bike that lives and breathes the fundamentals of fast. The Epic Hardtail Expert's RockShox SID SL BRAIN fork offers 100 millimeters of incredibly efficient travel in a lightweight package while Roval's lightweight yet tough Control Carbon wheelset and a wide-range SRAM 12-speed group round out the lightweight build.

FRAMESpecialized FACT 11m, XC Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, threaded BB, 12x148mm rear spacing, internal cable routing
SWATSWAT EMT Cage-Mount Tool
HANDLEBARSSpecialized Alloy Minirise, 10mm rise, 750mm, 31.8mm clamp
FORKRockShox SID SL BRAIN, Bottom-Adjust Brain damper, Debon Air, 15x110mm, 44mm offset, 100mm Travel (XS-80mm Travel)
STEMSpecialized XC, 3D-forged alloy, 4-bolt, 6-degree rise
TAPESpecialized Trail Grips
SADDLEBody Geometry Power Sport, steel rails
FRONT BRAKESRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc
REAR BRAKESRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc
REAR DERAILLEURSram X01 Eagle, 12-speed
SHIFT LEVERSSRAM X01, trigger, 12-speed
CASSETTE SRAM XG-1275 Eagle, 12-speed, 10-50t
CHAINSRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed
CRANKSETSRAM X1 Eagle, DUB, 32T, XS: 165mm, SM: 170mm, M-XL: 175mm
BOTTOM BRACKET SRAM DUB, BSA 73mm, Threaded
RIMSRoval Control Carbon, 25mm internal width, Zero bead hook, Tubeless ready, 28h
FRONT HUBDT Swiss 350, 15x110mm spacing, Torque caps, 6-bolt, 28h
REAR HUBDT Swiss 350, Star Ratchet, SRAM XD driver body, 12mm thru-axle, 148mm spacing, 28h
SPOKESDT Swiss Competition Race
FRONT TYREFast Trak, Control Casing, 29x2.3
REAR TYREFast Trak, Control casing, GRIPTON® compound, 60 TPI, 2Bliss Ready, 29x2.3""
INNER TUBESPresta, 60mm valve
SEATPOSTSpecialized Alloy, Single Bolt, 30.9mm
SEAT BINDERSpecialized Alloy, 34.9mm

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